Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.8° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.6
WNW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.8
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
522
464
603
713
596
713
582
543
775
597
905
993
1044
1026
1009
859
1100
1117
1032
864
769
756
636
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:29AM1.09m
2:58PM1.34m
7:14AM1.13m
4:19PM1.29m
7:40AM1.17m
5:37PM1.27m
Low Tide
9:02AM1.09m
11:14PM0.19m
10:58AM1.05m
00:10AM0.18m
12:21PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
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6:27
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Temp °C
28
26
26
29
28
22
19
18
17
16
15
17
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
25
22
22
25
25
20
19
18
17
16
14
15
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
11
12
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